Personeelslijst

Massimiliano Virgilio

Biologie
Invertebraten

PESTFLY

PESTFLY - Post entry surveillance of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, via citizen science and pathway-based trapping

PESTFLY aims to assist in preventing Bactrocera dorsalis from entering the EU via Belgian trade and Belgium via spread through the EU. The project will perform additional monitoring at FASFC inspection sites using multiple traps and an additional lure, monitor alternative risk locations linked to exotic fruit waste, launch a citizen science trapping campaign to raise awareness and increase surveillance capacity, and use genomic tools to determine the origin of B. dorsalis found in Belgium, linking this to trade data and information from importers, traders and processors of exotic fruit.

Hoofdonderzoeker:

  • Massimiliano Virgilio
  • Datum:

    2026 2027

    Externe partners:

    Jochem Bonte Project Coordinator (ILVO - Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
    Louis Hautier Project Promoter (CRA-W - Centre Wallon de Recherches agronomiques)